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From WebMD-Previous research has shown that following a Mediterranean diet is protective against a variety of conditions, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers, and is related to a reduction in all-cause mortality in the general population. Previous work by Dr. Scarmeas and colleagues has shown that higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk for AD, as well as prolonged survival in AD (Ann Neurol. 2006;59:912–921; Neurology. 2007;69:1084–1093).
Another, earlier, report from the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project (WHICAP) by this group, published in the February issue of the Archives of Neurology and reported by Medscape Neurology at that time, suggested that elderly subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment and were also less likely to convert from mild cognitive impairment to AD (Arch Neurol. 2009;66:216–225). |
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